| 释义 |
grib·ble
I. \ˈgribəl\ noun
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Etymology: origin unknown
dialect England : a young crab tree or blackthorn; sometimes : a cutting from one
II. noun
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Etymology: probably diminutive of grub (II)
: a small marine isopod crustacean (Limnoria lignorum or L. terebrans) that burrows into and rapidly destroys submerged timber (as the piles of wharves) both in Europe and America |